Compact fly and tackle case



March 4, 1930. w; A. PRuE'rT 'COMPACT FLY AND TACKLE CASE Filed April 5, 1926 INVENTOR )'llzam JI. Jamet LQATTORNEY,

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` -w1I.:1.I.iir11LA.y rnun'rn or. Los ANGELES, CALIFORNIA COMPACT FLY AND 'rAcxLE cAs'E Heretofore', Asiportsrnen have been -required to carry their shingA equipment, suchas' Vly hooks, leaders, leader moisteners, license, etc., inseparatecontainers, and anl object of this 4 5 invention is toprovideja novel, simple, com.-

pact fly and tackle case which is adaptedto rreceive all of;v theabove 4articles and which V `vvillnotybe bulky, but ycan be conveniently carried in Vthesportsmans pocket. y 1,0 An. object is to provide in a device of this character, simple, andcompact means adapt- Y Y ed tor'etaininthe case 'and inaccessible posij tions, variousandesundry articles usually carried:bysportsmengongiishing trips;

i 2215 .Another Objectis. tol provide novel 'means i k,onvvhichly hooksmyaybe easily and quickly A Simplicity, cheapnessfease ,of f'assembly,

ymanipulation and.. accefssibility'are other ob jects. f.

The invention' 'resides lthe,v parts fand f ,vidinga' singlestamping to form a case cover member two of-which areadaptedy to form edly'fconnecting" the' said;V members together. Au'rth'er feature is in :theprovisionof novel f meansto preventspringingfofthe case meml "bers when openingA oir closing'the'tcase` n Other objects,`ffadvantagesand features "of invention 4mayfappear from the accompanyfing "drawing, the kl oined detail' descripf'.

i :tion and-the' appendedclaims.

15.5.21 i The'accompanyingfdrawing illustrates the invention in thef'rinjjlY atpresenf dmpref- Verablef.

'Figure lisa perspective lview showing'my device in opened y,position to kdlsclose lnterior vombinations vof yparts( :more particularly 3 hereinafter referred to. n f e g f Aeature 'of the invention residesfin pro-V `the case by turning oney member end for end fle Lrelativeto the other-member, and then hing- @Animation medAprns, 1926. serial No. 99,601.

.'Fig. 2 isa longitudinal sectional view showing the case in kclosed position.

l Fig. 3 is av ragmental view.l onenlarged scale showing the manner vof `hingi'ng the case covers and the leaf on Which are mount- 55. ed the fly hooks.V I

- Fig. 4; is a side vi'ewof the iiy hook mountklng leaf and associated parts with a'fly hook mounted on opposite sides of the leaf.

Fig. 5 is afragmental section on line m5, 60 Fig. l, showing the manner of attaching the resilient-clampimembersto the case covers. Fig. 6l is a more or less diagrammatic view Y y'ragmentally illustrating a yly. hook snell secured in the snell vfastening means.

. l Fig. 7 is a fragmental sectional viewv of the closed case vwith fly leaf removed showingthe f case closure means.

In carrying routmy 4'invention I provide case members yor covers 1,2 that are each provided with side walls 3. around which-extendsan outwardly flaring bead 4. Projections 5, 5 formedy integral with thev bead 4 'extend therefrom near each end and at one sidey of the middle of saidcovers and said projections 5, 5y are bent to form a journal boxtoreceive a pin 6 that forms a means Whereby'said case covers .arelhinged to each other about a common axis. The free longi tudinal edgesgof said covers are providedo 1 with spring` clasps'7 and alsoin spaced relation theretoare protrusions 8. The clasps 7 areadapted to engage lthe beadl and hold the case covers inl closed position. 'The clasp 7 ofo'ne memberis adapted to be received be- 185 tween the protrusions 8 on the correlative case.t member of the device and suchy protrusionsy 8 serve to f prevent the case members vfrom springing to oney side when closing and opening the case and thereby add tothe rigidity off-theicase when closed'without adding tothe/costei manufacture. f f n lThe walls 3 of the covers 1, 2 provide the requisite depth for the case and saidcovers are preferablymade fromsheet metal stampyingsr that are so drawnas to forma cover frorrra single blank andwsaid covers are so j Ltions'trfilt@d that' any `@W .10Vrswi114 make ythe caseby merelyreversing one ofAr the cov- 100 cover is a resilient clamp member 9 coin-k prising arms 10 .thatextend nearly the entire The arms 10 are con-v ers end for endy relative to the other cover and hinging the same together.

Secured -to one end of' theinslde of each length of the case. nected'togetherf at 'one end and are spreads/tt thei'rfotherends 'to-"form a substantial V-y shaped clamp, the 'arms of Which are secured the arms 10 and .Which coil normally holds the clamp vmembers `9aga`ifnst the case cover to Which it"is-securediy 4A fly 'leaf 14 of'sheet metalfhas projectiens l'bentto receive pin 6 to which 'it ispivot'ed. The projections 115 arev adapte-d-toI fill the space between the projectiofis, 5f so :tocomplete the hinge fassembly and pre- 'senti a* neat f device when'rtthe case @is 1closed.

The endsfof the leaf-'14emenotchedioifcut out sofas'to provide recesses asiat 16? and the feiids *17 of' thefnotched' portidn liare inthe form of proj ections-'that pro'vrde'fisteps to# preventthe hook 180i the flyhoolrs 19 from" accidentally sliding offfronifthe lea-f'` 14 When mounted thereon; Hoek members 20j, 21 'are struck up'ffrom'opposite #sides of `the .leaff`14 and the hooks -20provide means between windings of the springg vto Which the eyes 22 of extension-springs 1k23 may be attached; The members- 121/l holdin a straight line the springs 23 that are-secured 'tothe hook members 20,*21land transversely of thejleaf 14.'- The hookfmembers 21' prevent bowing. of vthe springs vvheIiV-the' snelle 24j ofthe fly hooks 19 are dravvn,ftautandpressed Preferablythe springsecu'ring "meansfare placed on Vthe leaf=14 and lspacedfffrom one end thereof a'distance tha'tis equal toabout one thirdv of the lengthof saidleaffand by 'placing'such means on opposite sidesfofthe leaf 14 and nearest opposite-endsAA thereofprov-ide a compactflea'f adapted *toj receive a maximum number of fly hooks19`and which number* will not? be llimited` by {anumber'fof scallops `formed "inav lcatch{Inember` as heref tofore usedn f Adeader moistenerl 26 havinga .rubber orother Waterproof sheet 27 stitched or otherwise.securedtheretowat one end as4 at 28'isprovidedtomaintain ina vm(Sist-:C011ditionfthe leadersf29 thatfarea-dapted Lto be insertedy between the rubberland' felt strip .which is moi-stened Vas desiredto `a'f'ford the properdegreeof moisture-for the leaders.

The'moistener is preferably lof such ysize .as to practically coyertlie entire sideof the i Inp-racticef Iy preferably kfrethe leadermoistener 25 is inserted und-er one of the clamp members 9 so that the rubber sheet 27 is nearest the fly leaf 14 and therebyv lprotect any fiy hooks 19 mounted thereon from Contact with the moistened felt and' thus maintains such fly hooksy 19 in a dry state. The other clamp .membierffQ":maygbetused to retain in the"casefvariousfarticlessueh as a fishing license,v packagesof hooks,'etc.

The .useand compactness `of the device Will be apparent from 'thefregoing upi.and'vtirrned zupside down or otherwise accidentally opened Withouty danger or like- -liliood'of losing or Vspillingthetacllemminted th'ere'infwr Y 1. Infadevice of VAthe charactersetforth comprising-a hingedfly leaftheendsof Which are provided with cu't-avvay portionsfto provide recesses;- hook members f'strucl"'up' from opposite sidesof the leafy; springs securedto saidhook members aand "other hook members adapted to prevent Vbowing 'ofsaid springs.

' v2L Inf-.a dev-ice of fthe character set; iforth 'comprising a :hinged fly leaffthe'endsof'vvhich arel adapted to have the hooks of fishing hooks Amadvantage is that after placingtackleg in position in the case, the case may be openedmembersv adapted? t preventmaterialfbw# ing of said springs when a hook lis-hooked Y.

over the'fend ofl said lflyflea'fandthe-snel] l notched; hook members extendingfrem'op?, i,

pesitesi'des'of said; leaf; andf'coili springs VWhich springs lmay be4 inserted the snelle-"bf 4. 'A deviceof the character describedcomprising a pair 4of case membersfafiylleaf, said case members and'said" flyleaif being .f said case'v members and said:V fly.v leafbeing l, hinged!` together- `at fone edge, a leader -moisf tener comprising a sheet of `v:telt and j afsheet of rubbersf/er cevferingsaid .sheetof-teltysaid Y `-sheet of felt benglsecured intheinsideof,

and adjacent one ofsaid'gcase knie-ml?4511s,zand said v:sheet ofrnbberbeing .securedf'only at one end 4to said sheet Mof' felt.'A

no n L f hinged together 'at oneZeige;"aleader"mois` tenercomprising a sheet of felt and `a sheet ofrubber--for coveringsaidsheet of felt', said sheet kof vffelt l being's'ecured in* the "insideof', -f n Y andi adjacent one ofsaidcasemembersiw. 25' compri-sing f af=fe'lt i "may y device of the. character describeelfein-` prlsmg ya pair of case niembers,"a`fiyleaf,

said case' memberswa'd'ffsaid'lfiyffleaffbeiiig *hinged together at one edge, af'leaderrris Bo f n inteY Y' tener comprising a'srheet of felt'and e sheet of Vrubber for covering said sheet of felt',

' said sheetv of felt being secured in the inside .'o, and adjacent one of said oase members,

and a. clamp forrolamping said rubber sheet v ,f in covering position on said sheet of felt. l In testimony yxivilereof I have hereunto set j my 'hand at Los Angeles, California, this 24th y 'vdayof March, 1926.

t WILLIAM A. PRUETT.

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